Monthly Archives: August 2009

This isn’t front page or exciting news, but Moody’s, a major international investment house, recently downgraded New Brunswick’s credit rating from AA3 to AA2 (thanks to David Cameron for the link). Now, while this in no way means that New … Continue reading →

Nine lucky partisans people are exiting private life to serve in Canada’s Upper Chamber and Stephen Harper may have just overplayed the partisan card. While there were a few pleasant surprises among the appointments (Stanley Cup-winning hockey coach Jacques Demers, … Continue reading →

Politicos have tossed around rumours of an early provincial election since at least last fall, when David Alward was voted PC leader, and they picked up even more steam through the winter and spring. Every major political organization in the … Continue reading →

Saw this article in the Globe and Mail today. The Conservatives (read: Stephen Harper) are now asking Canadians to give them a majority in the next election, because otherwise Canada will have to endure a Liberal minority or – horrors! … Continue reading →

A few choice bits that caught my eye over the last little while: Those of you who paid attention to New Brunswick politics last summer no doubt remember the debate/debacle over the government’s changes to French Immersion. If you didn’t, … Continue reading →

Last weekend, I took a trip to St. Martins for its annual book fair. With my luck, i got caught in the kind of traffic jam that would inevitably follow a parade down the town’s Main Street. Traffic crawled along … Continue reading →